Evans said the man, identified as 62-year-old William "Dennis" Ashley, suffered burns over 30 percent of his body from sitting in a hot bath at his apartment on Oct. 17.

He said Ashley, who lived alone, was able to get out of the bathtub, but he was not found by his nephew until the next day.

Ashley's brother, Robert Keith Ashley, of Easley, said his son called him after he found his uncle burned.

Robert Ashley said his brother was only able to tell them"it happened in the bathtub."

Evans said Ashley was taken to Greenville Memorial and then transferred to the Augusta Burn Center.

According to Evans, Ashley died Tuesday from multi-system organ failure due to complications of thermal burns.

Robert Ashley said his brother had some general health issues and moved slowly.

His death has been ruled an accident.

Robert Ashley said the day after his brother was found, he filled the tub and checked the water temperature and found it to be 150 degrees.

Experts told News 4 that water of that temperature can cause serious burns within seconds of exposure.

Lawler Wood Housing, LLC manages Towers East. Lawler Wood Housing President Joe Engle said the company had a third party that works on boilers go out Tuesday and test the boiler, the boiler water, the holding tank and the temperature of the water in the victim’s room.

Wood said the testing found that the temperatures were normal and there were no issues with the temperature settings.

He said 260 of the 269 apartments are occupied, and they have not gotten any complaints about water temperature.

Wood said his company does routine inspections on the boiler and will continue to do so.